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          No one can agree on Fournette comparisons

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          Fournette takes it 62 yards to the house (0:41)

          Leonard Fournette scores his second touchdown of the day, running up the middle for a 62-yard touchdown. (0:41)

          • Matt WalksSep 21, 2015, 12:00 AM
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          Midway through the fourth quarter, when he came out for a quick breather, LSU all-world running back Leonard Fournette sat at 213 rushing yards with two touchdowns. He would eventually finish the game with 244 yards, six yards short of the school record, on 26 carries -- a 9.4 yards-per-carry average.

          He's also the first player in program history to string together back-to-back 200-yard games. Kevin Faulk is the only Tiger with more 200-yarders under his belt.

          But beyond his statistical brilliance, Fournette just generally looked like one of college football's most pro-ready prospects. He routinely turned negative plays into positives and authored the majority of LSU's highlights.

          He was so dominant that Twitter couldn't stop stacking him up against some of the game's legends. The only caveat: No one can agree on a comparison.

          And the comparisons weren't limited to legendary running backs, either. Others were a bit more coy. And of course, to some, Fournette is already the bench mark for professional running backs. But maybe, just maybe, Fournette isn't cut from the same cloth as anyone before him. What if Fournette is one-of-a-kind? That is a scary thought for rival SEC fans.